>> let me clarify. my mom passed away several years ago. i did help take care of her a little bit. my father was the primary caretaker and my brother helped out a bit. i guess it's a blessing, it never got to the point where she didn't recognize us. things were leading up to that. it fee it was hard to take her out to dinner. using utensils became a chore for her. >> you and i have spoken before, is the idea or ultimate goal to have folks like roger and his family see the symptoms and seek some help as far as pure support or whatever kind of support they can get? >> of course. we would like people to get the support we offer as soon as possible. we just started early stage support groups or early stage programs for monolingual spanish

speakers in san jose. it's brand new, the first in the nation. it's something we're really happy about. there are those services for the people just first starting so they can talk about the difficulties they are having and feel supported through the beginning of the process. >> the you think we as recent immigrants or as latinos we may see the symptoms and we have to take care of it internally? >> it happens a lot. there's stigma attached to the disease and there's challenges recognizing it. even when we recognize it we don't want to face up to it. there's a period of denial for everybody but even if there's culture and language barriers so most of the time one -- i personally didn't think we would be table to start an early stage support group or early stage

program. i was hoping we could because most latinos, one of the challenges is getting the diagnosis. when they call me or get a diagnosis it's usually more middle to late stages of the disease. >> we want to get to them at the early stage. what is that early stage? what are the symptoms that might kind of trigger something to say there's something here? >> i think a lot of people get afraid much earlier than they need to. just normal forget things and it's not it. it goes beyond that. i think when we started to note there was something just more than normal forgetfulness was trouble doing every day tasks. handling utensils or cooking meals. that used to be something my mom did and she started having troubles with that. sometimes they'll put things in the wrong place. a place like put a clock in the

refrigerator. something really out of the ordinary like that. those are some of the warning signs. es ester will be able to tell you much better. >> how important is it to be sensitive with that person? >> even just correcting them, there's no point in it because it's very difficult. it just really stresses them out and it makes them very uncomfortable. it's best to go with where ever they are, go there and be with them and be on that page and go with the flow and not try to correct everything and make everything fit the normal role. >> so they're always right? >> roger speaks from experience. he's gone through it. he knows what has worked for them. care givers are very intuitive and will realize it's very

challenging. they have known this person, strong, independent person that cooked every day, kept the house clean and went to work, was the leader in their home and now they're not. they believe by correcting them or trying to, if i keep them on track, if i tell them this is wrong then everything will be okay. it's more emotional. it's very normal. it's very hard for the care giver. >> you do have support for the care giver? >> we do. >> we'll talk about that in our next segment. give them call or log on if you think a loved one is in the initial stages. we'll be back. lucky charms?!

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welcome back. we're talking with the alzheimer's association of northern california. did your father have to go through any special training either by the alzheimer's association or someone else because he was going to be the primary caregiver? >> he was very reluctant. he fell under the category of this is private. it's something me and my brother regret we didn't push him harder to get into a support group. i think it would have helped. obviously his care for my mother as well as his physical and mental well being. >> because frustration, i would imagine? >> yeah. frustration at seeing your loved one deteriorating really regressing to a child-like state little by little. it's very hard on the primary care giver. i can't stress enough how important it is and how helpful to get support from these

groups. >> you're doing this thing called. [speaks spanish] it trains care givers. >> we focus on the family caregivers. even though there are some friends and even paid caregivers are extremely invested maybe even more than the family. then i would speak to them and see how invested and how emotionally involved they are. the reason for that is it's different. when you're emotionally invested in something it does take a bigger toll on you. why are they acting like this. how can i help them and then every time that they correct them they know they shouldn't be correcting them but they do it any ways and there's this whole period of guilty which puts a lot of stress on them. we have an eight hour training.

that's called [speaks spanish] it's generally in four hour sessions. we're going to be offering it in march. i would love people to call me if they believe they can benefit from the program. it teaches about the disease so they can recognize why the person is acting in that manner. it teaches them how to handle the difficult behaviors. how to keep the person engaged to avoid the difficult behaviors or minimize them. you can't avoid them completely and how to take care of themselves. >> i've used this description before, roger, and tell me how appropriate it is, she held your hand as a child and it came to a point where you have to hold hers. >> right. you have to take care of them. >> for those that might be reluctant out there. for those that might want to internalize it and keep it in the family, what would you tell them to convince them to call.

>> i can't stress enough how helpful it can be and how much it can improve your quality of life and the loved ones quality of life. if someone in my situation were there trying to get the primary caretaker to help, maybe they can go to an event first so they know what it's like and they can describe that to the pri plmary caretaker. >> is there a cost involved in the training? >> all the sflervices we offer e free unless we're doing some professional training. we offer it through several grants. they're able to attend. they even get provided some snacks because it's a long four hours. it's an intense training. i would really, really welcome them. i have seen a huge difference with caregivers just calling me in tears and feeling such guilt

and feeling like they're not doing enough or if they just changed a bit then the person would be better. once they finish with the program it really does help to even just recognize they are doing the best they can and that they are providing essential sflss that are so needed for the person that they can't do for themlves. when they feel better, then they don't put so much stress on themselves. >> good point. workshops are coming up by the alzheimer's association. there's the web address. is there a better phone number to reach you at. >> they can call me directly at 650-623-3119. >> you can call us here at the station if you need that number one more time. any final thoughts, roger? >> like i said i think the alzheimer's association is doing a world of good. it's becoming more and more prevalent of problem as this

generation grows older. i think they can help out a lot. >> thank you all for coming in and sharing the valuable information. up next, some cash for your college student. stay with us. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪

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there's a lot of cash for college out there. we announce this every year about this time. with me is sonya ramos. welcome back to the show. >> thank you. >> you come with cash all the time. >> i do. >> tell us about that because when we're making a decision to go to college one of the primary reasons we don't is because how are we going to pay for it, but there's way. >> there is way. that's what the cash for college campaign is all about. it's a statewide effort focused on increasing the number of low income and first generation students who are about to access financial aid by successfully completing the fafsa application. we want to make sure families

know there's free assistance with the application available. all over the state and specifically here. that money is available. we are providing free assistance in spanish and other languages. >> here was me problem is i was on my own filling out those applications. what you're doing now is having workshops throughout the area and you're taking this training process, this help to the students and parents in their neighborhood. >> most of the workshops we have over 25 workshops taking place this financial aid season which starts january 1st and goes through the march 2nd deadline. we want to make sure students and families are able to easily access to workshops which usually take place at their high schools or in the community setting. the workshops are open to all students and families regardless of what school they attend.

they can look up the workshops online to the cash for college websites. they can find the workshop that works best for them in terms of time and location and once they go there to the workshop they show up. we provide them with information on financial aid and the financial aid that's available to them as well as allowing them the time to sit down at a computer with their tax information and help them complete the online application step by step. >> it can be intimidating to a certain extent. how do you put parents and their kids at ease letting them know it's a long process but it's not that difficult? >> the great thing is it's gotten so much easier from the time when you and i went to college and applied for financial aid. it's online. the application is a step by step. there's a step logic. it's very intuitive. it asks questions and based on your responses it keeps you

moving through the application. if you have your tax information with you and your parent is there with you, you can complete the application in 20 to 30 minutes. >> a lot of parents might also worry, i can't afford to pay those grants back. a lot of this money is free money. >> the application, the fafsa is an application that allows students to qualify for all types of financial aids. with that one application students can qualify for state aid. for programs like the cal grant. the board of governor's waiver for students going to community college, which is free money they'll never have to pay back as well as qualify from scholarships from their institutions as well as federal aid like the pell grant which is also free money and other loans as well if students need to and families need to actually access that type of resource. with that one application there is various amounts of types of

financial aid available to them. the one important thing that's taken place this year and one of the most important changes in terms of financial aid is our 8540 and undocumented students are able to qualify. it allows them to finally access financial aid. >> check that off your list. if you're applying for college, check cash or money or funding for college because that should no longer be an issue with all of these opportunities out there. can i go to my counselor and say there's free cash to college or how would you recommend about going to your workshops? >> counselors is a great place to start. >> well, the schools that have counselors. >> if not going to the cash for college website to find a workshop. enter in your zip code and find

a workshop near you. also going to fafsa website. it's easy. over $12,000 in cal grant alone, but students can qualify for it. it's a matter of not just completing the application but the entire process. it's like your college applications. it's a process where you have to continue to follow up. i want to make sure that parents and families know that if you don't have your tax returns because your tax information is very important in this application process, but if you don't have your tax returns nor the 2012 year you can use your 2011 tax information as estimates and then come back and complete the application and update it. we want families and students to remember they need to submit their fafsa by the march 2nd deadline. >> this is the difference between you having a job in the

future or having a career in the future. there's the web address. they can e-mail you. what's the website address for these workshops. >> it's the cal grant.org website. >> sign up. there's free cash. >> thank you. up next on "comunidad del valle," the music of los renales. , cover it with crescent dough and pow! cheeseburger crescent casserole. double awesome. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin.

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